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Research

My research investigates upstream political causes of health inequities and the downstream effects of social policies and health care delivery.

People live longer, healthier lives when they have access to things like housing, health care, nutritious food, and a stable income. In one stream of my research, I test theories about why people oppose government programs aimed at providing these basic needs. In other research, I examine how personal biases and systemic factors (e.g., racial, geographical, political) perpetuate inequities in health and care delivery. I also collaborate with a nonprofit organization (vote-ER) that gives health care providers the tools to help patients register and vote in elections.

Below is a list of my ongoing projects along with my published research.


Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Green, L., Carter, B., and Loehrer, A. (2024). Viewpoint: Examining Medicaid Waivers: An Opportunity to Promote Equity in Cancer Care. Journal of American Medical Association: Oncology [pdf]
  2. Loehrer, A.,Weiss, J., Chatoorgoon, K., Bello, O., Hasson, R., Diaz, A., Carter, B., Delmont, M., Akre, E., Carlos, H. (2023). Residential Redlining, Neighborhood Trajectory,and Equity of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care. Annals of Surgery, 10-1097. [link]
  3. Carter, B., and Del Ponte, A. (2022). Integrating web applications into popular survey platforms for online experiments. Behavior Research Methods, 54, 3093–3099. [pdf]
  4. Barabas, J., Carter, B., and Shan, K. (2020). Analogical Framing: How Policy Comparisons Alter Political Support for Health Care Reform. American Politics Research, 48, 596–611. [pdf]

Works in Progress
Pre-prints available on request.


  • Carter, B. Does misunderstanding taxes inflate people's support for Medicare spending?
    (Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Behavioral Public Administration)
  • Carter, B., Del Ponte, A., and DeScioli, P. Do voters understand who benefits from taxes? (Under Review)
  • Carlos, H., Weiss, J., Carter, B., Akre, E., Diaz, A., Loehrer, A. Neighborhood Trajectories from Historic Redlining to the Area Deprivation Index (Under Review) [link]
  • MacMartin, M., Zhang, E., Carter, B., Nano, J., Yen, R., Waspp, G., Elwyn, G., Kirkland, K., Saunders, C. Does palliative care improve consideRATE scores among cancer patients and their care partners? (Under Review)
  • Carter, B., Kaur-Gill, S., Murphy, M., O'Malley, J., Barnato, A. Disparities in care among patients with serious illnesses: Examining the effects of race and concordance on Advance Care Planning (Manuscript in Prep)
    - Presented at MPSA Annual Conference, April 2023.
  • Carter, B. and DeScioli, P. Fairness and Redistribution: Do people's perceptions of merit and luck depend on their success? (Manuscript in Prep)
    - Presented at MPSA Annual Conference, April 2023.
  • Carter, B., Weiss, J., Loehrer, A. The effect of Medicaid Expansion of Stage Diagnosis of Cancer in New Hampshire (Manuscript in Prep)

    Collaborative Projects with Vot-ER
  • Kernell, G., Carter, B., Izatt, H., McCabe, K., McCann, J., and Singh, R. Field. A Healthy Democracy: How Healthcare Providers Get Patients Ready to Vote (Manuscript in Preparation for MPSA 2024)